Saturday, August 7, 2010

Atlanta Forward / Another View: ‘We will carry on’ without rule-breakers �| ajc.com

Atlanta Forward / Another View: ‘We will carry on’ without rule-breakers �| ajc.com

Atlanta Forward / Another View: ‘We will carry on’ without rule-breakers

At Atlanta Public Schools, we demand high standards of students, teachers and principals. We accept no excuses — not race nor poverty — and expect steady gains in academic performance. Unfortunately, in any large organization, a few people may cheat to try to meet high expectations, and they were the focus of a recent investigation into possible manipulation of students’ test scores.
We will ferret them out. We will implement the recommendations of a blue-ribbon commission that investigated the manipulation of APS students’ test scores, and we will ensure that any who cheated students face severe consequences.